Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and early asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis

Circulation

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 832-837

  Markus, Hugh S ^a,c   Sitzer, Matthias ^d   Carrington, David ^b   Mendall, Michael A ^b   Steinmetz, Helmuth ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Atheroma; Bacterial infection; Carotid arteries; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Inflammation; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; THICKNESS;

EID: 0033600545     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.100.8.832     Document Type: Article

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